arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv
from jerusalem. the weather is changing, conditions will worsen for the hundreds of thousands displaced inside gaza. there have been reports of an israeli airstrike on an indonesian hospital, the hamas run health ministry says the number is 12. israeli forces have not commented on a specific operation but maintain their forces are targeting what they say are terrorists and terrorist infrastructure. in another development of the last few hours the israeli defence forces have released sets of videos which they believe will bolster their argument that hamas have been using the largest hospital al shifa hospital as a command centre. it released cctv images, which it says show two hostages being taken by hamas into al shifa, after they were abducted from southern israel on the 7th of october. one is injured and wheeled in on a trolley. the bbc has not been able to verify the video. the idf also released video which it says shows a 55 metre long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. New figures show that covid 19 related deaths in care homes in england have travelled in a space of three weeks while deaths in hospitals are continuing to fall. A minutes silence to remember key workers that have died from the gloucestershire Royal Hospital to the airambulance gloucestershire Royal Hospital to the air ambulance station in glasgow. From the streets of belfast. Two lab workers in milton keynes. From a supermarket in chorley to downing street. Those who have died are remembered. chorley to downing street. Those who have died are remembered. I think it is important for us to remember
people who are no longer with us because they are the innocent. They came to work to do theirjob, to care. Scotlands first minister recommends wearing Face Coverings, but only in certain circumstances. Hospitals in england are to begin restoring some services that have been put on hold because of the pandemic. Hello. This is a bbc news special. In around
Restrictions there will continue. More than 9 million workers are the government target to reach expected to be furloughed under the 100,000 tests per day by the end of the month labelled a stretch. A governmentsJob Retention expected to be furloughed under the governments Job Retention scheme. Spain records a further rise in representative of the Francis Crick deaths. More than 14,500 have died institute explain how his Research Unit is upping the numbers when it there. Life in wuhan, the chinese comes to testing but the 100,000 figure is ambitious. About three city where that pandemic began, weeks ago we decided at the francis sta rts city where that pandemic began, starts to return to normal as some Crick Institute that testing would restrictions are lifted. In other be important, but it particularly news, just breaking, a lorry driver testing of Health Care Staff would from Northern Ireland pleads guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people, be critical, from duke and we including one
Now. Just a few days ago, the rma said they were considering postponing and now they have said it is definitely cancelled. And you talk us through what changed . Yes, i think they have said they considered absolutely every option to try to get the open championship to be played. Ultimately, they found a com plete played. Ultimately, they found a complete and utter roadblock. They couldnt see a way forward. I think it is worth bearing in mind that the build of the infrastructure, the temporary stands that would have been erected at royal st georges, that would have started this month. That was the schedule and obviously that would have proving extremely difficult. And then as you multiply through and go into the demands of the rest of the golfing calendar, particularly in a ryder cup year, where there is an awful lot of anxiety to get that played in september. Ultimately they couldnt wine find a way through. I think they would have been all sorts of further implications at play, and if